England Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
MRF World Series (Nehru Cup) Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in India - 1989 (1989/90) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 15 October 1989
England won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
England won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Robin Smith top-scored with 81* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
- Date
- 15 October 1989
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Robin Smith
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Graham Gooch (England)
- Debuts
- Alec Stewart (England), Angus Fraser (England)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and RB Gupta
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. Alec Stewart and Angus Fraser played their first ODIs.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 193 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 80 off 89 balls. Phil DeFreitas took 3 for 38 for England.
Chasing 194, England made 196 for 5. Robin Smith top-scored with 81 not out off 119 balls, and Allan Lamb made 52. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Lamb and Robin Smith, 53% of the total.
England won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 193 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | run out | 1 | 2 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Jack Russell | 5 | 23 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Allan Lamb | 19 | 46 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 80 | 89 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 7 | 19 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Alec Stewart | 24 | 48 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Graham Gooch | 6 | 5 |
| Graeme Labrooy | lbw | 0 | 20 |
| Asoka de Silva | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Don Anurasiri | not out | 5 | 16 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | bowled | 3 | 10 |
Extras 41 · Total 193 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 3 | 38 | 3 |
| Angus Fraser | 8.3 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Gladstone Small | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| David Capel | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Graham Gooch | 10 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Eddie Hemmings | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-17 (Brendon Kuruppu), 3-42 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-82 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-154 (Athula Samarasekera), 6-174 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 7-180 (Graeme Labrooy), 8-180 (Aravinda de Silva), 9-186 (Asoka de Silva), 10-193 (Kapila Wijegunawardene)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 1 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Brendon Kuruppu | 16 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 25 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 40 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Athula Samarasekera | 72 |
| sixth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Aravinda de Silva | 20 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva and Graeme Labrooy | 6 |
| eighth | Aravinda de Silva and Asoka de Silva | 0 |
| ninth | Asoka de Silva and Don Anurasiri | 6 |
| tenth | Don Anurasiri and Kapila Wijegunawardene | 7 |
ENGLAND: 196 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch | c Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 22 |
| Wayne Larkins | c Aravinda de Silva | 19 | 44 |
| Robin Smith | not out | 81 | 119 |
| Allan Lamb | c Aravinda de Silva | 52 | 66 |
| Alec Stewart | c Brendon Kuruppu | 4 | 19 |
| David Capel | lbw | 4 | 10 |
| Jack Russell | not out | 10 | 9 |
Did not bat: Phil DeFreitas, Gladstone Small, Eddie Hemmings, Angus Fraser
Extras 21 · Total 196 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Asoka de Silva | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Don Anurasiri | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | 8.4 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Graham Gooch), 2-34 (Wayne Larkins), 3-137 (Allan Lamb), 4-157 (Alec Stewart), 5-170 (David Capel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graham Gooch and Wayne Larkins | 18 |
| second | Wayne Larkins and Robin Smith | 16 |
| third | Allan Lamb and Robin Smith | 103 |
| fourth | Robin Smith and Alec Stewart | 20 |
| fifth | David Capel and Robin Smith | 13 |
| sixth | Robin Smith and Jack Russell | 26 |
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